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10:25, 26 April 2026
Two combatants from Stavropol were killed in Ukraine.
Alexander Dolgov and Ivan Grushenkov from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 937 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
Skiers at the Elbrus resort. Photo: resort press service https://resort-elbrus.ru/
09:32, 26 April 2026
Two ski slopes are closed at the Elbrus resort.
Two slopes at a ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria are closed today due to avalanche danger.
Yakub Belkhoroev. Video frame from the ingushetiya tv channel https://youtu.be/mr8TUmtIFVM
08:40, 26 April 2026
The defense declined to appeal Belkhoroev's sentence.
The defense does not intend to appeal the court's decision to sentence Yakub Belkhoroev, former head of the Ingush branch of the Social Insurance Fund and one of the Batalkhadzhin leaders, to 10 years in prison. Four other defendants in the embezzlement case received suspended sentences.
07:55, 26 April 2026
A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region.
Last night, the military shot down drones in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region.
06:56, 26 April 2026
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.
Aligasan Gadyrov and Ruslan Magomedov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,904 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
05:58, 26 April 2026
The prosecution requested a six-year prison sentence for Ivan Gel.
During the closing arguments in the case of Ivan Gel, head of the Ilovlinsky District, the state prosecutor requested a six-year prison sentence. The deceased's side of the case agreed with the prosecution, while the lawyer and the representatives of the victims declared the official's innocence.
04:53, 26 April 2026
A paraglider was injured in Kabardino-Balkaria.
A paraglider sustained leg and arm injuries during a hard landing in the Chegem region.
03:54, 26 April 2026
Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.
A new wave of mass arrests has taken place in Chechnya, according to activists, with hundreds of detainees reported.
02:55, 26 April 2026
A former judge from the Rostov region has been convicted of fraud.
The court sentenced former Shakhty City Court judge Sergei Sham to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of fraud, official forgery, and knowingly making unjust decisions.
01:56, 26 April 2026
The sentence against activist Saba Dzhikiya has been upheld.
An appeals court upheld the sentence of protest participant Saba Dzhikiya, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in 2025 for kicking a special forces officer.
00:57, 26 April 2026
The number of flooded areas in the Belorechensky district of Kuban has increased.
In the Belorechensky District, where a local emergency has been declared, more than 230 residential areas have been flooded, with water entering 48 private homes and one apartment building.
Oleg Tyryshkin. Screenshot of RusNews photo from 04/25/26, https://t.me/rusnews/83754.
23:57, 25 April 2026
A pensioner convicted of commenting on Akhmat Kadyrov died in prison.
Kemerovo Region pensioner Oleg Tyryshkin, found guilty of justifying terrorism for his commentary on the death of Akhmat Kadyrov, died in custody.
22:58, 25 April 2026
Bloggers urged sifting sand before filling Anapa's beaches.
Bloggers urged authorities to monitor the quality of sand dumped on Anapa beaches and at least sift it beforehand.
21:57, 25 April 2026
Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.
A march demanding a change in Georgia's political course and the release of protesters took place in Tbilisi on the 514th day of daily protests.
20:58, 25 April 2026
Oil spills on Tuapse's central beach are being cleaned up around the clock.
Oil spills up to 3.8 square kilometers in size were recorded on a satellite image near Tuapse. Besides Tuapse, the beaches of Agoy and Olginka are also at risk. Authorities reported cleaning up nearly a thousand cubic meters of oil spills. Volunteers have set up a relief center for animals affected by the "black rain."
Destruction of a house in the village of Tebekmakhi. Still from the "Voice of Dagestan" video from April 25, 2026, https://t.me/golosdagestana05/17177
19:58, 25 April 2026
Social media users reported the destruction of houses in a mountainous region of Dagestan.
A landslide destroyed six homes in the village of Tebekmakhi in the Akushinsky District, but the situation remains unaddressed, a local resident reported on Telegram.
Afgan Sadygov with his new ID. Screenshot from Sevinj Sadygova's page, April 25, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1503949298000556&set=a.106173941111439 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
18:56, 25 April 2026
Afgan Sadygov encountered obstacles in obtaining a passport
Police detained journalist Afgan Sadygov, deported from Georgia, while he was obtaining an Azerbaijani internal identity card. He was later released, informed that he was still wanted in the database, and issued the document.
Maria Smelaya. Still frame from a video from the YouTube channel "Ostorozhno Media" from April 10, 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnjbgxxzYoY
17:58, 25 April 2026
Maria Smelaya's case highlights mothers' vulnerability in custody disputes.
Krasnodar resident Maria Smelaya has only seen her son once since reaching a settlement with her child's father. The visit took place in the presence of her ex-husband, and no further arrangements have yet been made for a location, she said. Courts are failing to address violations by fathers, and enforcing the court's requests for interim measures could have led to a different outcome, human rights activists believe.
16:58, 25 April 2026
A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.
A Tbilisi court has sentenced Tamaz Goloev, a student at South Ossetian State University, to two months' pretrial detention on espionage charges. According to the Georgian State Security Service, he was collecting information on law enforcement agencies and strategic infrastructure.
15:58, 25 April 2026
Nearly 5,000 more people have applied for financial assistance following the flooding in Dagestan.
The number of applications for various types of payments following the flood in Dagestan reached 223,166, an increase of 4,949 in the last 24 hours. However, only 5,738 people received assistance.
News
A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives.

A student from South Ossetia has been arrested in Tbilisi on espionage charges.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.